Max Armstrong explores the impact of the loss of farmland to development
May 07, 2021
Max Armstrong shares that the American Farmland Trust has been sounding the alarm on lost farmland for more than 40 years. Recently the group reported that between 2001 and 2016 11 million acres of farm and ranchland were converted to urban and highly developed land use. That s about 4.1 million acres for high-density use, and 7 million acres for lower density residential use. Max offers insight from the report noting that loss amounted to paving over about 2,000 acres per day.
Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.
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Max Armstrong reports on stepped up basis, which farmers have long used for intergenerational transfers from the farm like farmland or timberland. But if that stepped up basis goes away, the capital gains cost would be farm beyond the amount of rental income the land could generate. Max looks at the steep costs that heirs could be facing if those changes are made to the tax laws.
Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.
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Max Armstrong shares a report from Oregon State University showing that sheep grazing plays well with solar energy production. Max offers some insight on the study which included comparing lamb growth with animals under panels versus in open country. The shade provided by the panels helps the animals preserve energy and the land is also providing power and more profit.
Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.
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